From 2009 to 2012 Norad has supported 46 projects which have contributed in various ways to the work on REDD+.

Results

Some results are on a local level: small holder farmers have achieved better yields through more sustainable land use and preserving the forest at the same time, and local communities have gained knowledge about REDD+ and secured their land rights.

Other results show how civil society has been important actor in raising awareness against corruption and uncovering illegal logging which have had effects on trade and on the prevention of international crime.

It will still take several years to achieve the main outcomes in the funding scheme, nevertheless the results achieved so far show that civil society is an important actor of change in the work towards REDD+. Read more about the specific results achieved by the organizations with Norad-funding between 2009 and 2012 by clicking on te links to the right..

Results and lessons learned:

Read more about the specific results achieved between 2009 and 2012, reported by organizations with Norad-funding.

Amazon Conservation Association (PDF): Regional REDD Policy and Working Models for Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Andes-Amazon Interface: Implications for National Baseline

Samdhana Institute (PDF): Supporting preparedness and engagement of indigenous peoples, local communities, community based organizations and local NGOs in REDD policy development and pilot projects in Indonesia

Example: Watch the movie "Aid against Environmental Crimes and Deforestation"

The UN and Interpol both reckon that illegal tree felling constitutes as much as 40% of current tropical rainforest deforestation. Deforestation has a severe impact on the climate and, thus, on the world's poor. By contributing to Project Leaf, a project run by Interpol, Norway devotes development resources to the fight against criminality in the rainforest.

Evaluation:

The Funding to civil society from 2009 to 2012 has been evaluated in the ongoing real-time evaluation of the Climate and Forest Initiative.

The evaluation shows that “the competence and capacity of civil society in this field are viewed as preconditions for succeeding in establishing mechanisms for reducing emissions from deforestation (REDD mechanisms). ”

Follow-up

There are many positive findings in the evaluation; there are effects on local communities as well as on national processes. However, these results and lessons learnt have according to the evaluation not been sufficiently managed and monitored by Norad. This is an area Norad wants to strengthen, and the current web-page is one of the means we use in achieving a better knowledge-management.